Metal barrel-head.



H. A. HOUSE.

METAL- BARREL HEAD. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 4. 1913.

Patented Sepfi. 26,1916.

HENRY A. HOUSE; OF BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT.

METAL BARREL-HEAD.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 26, 1916.

Application filed September 4, 1913. Serial nmsao'ss.

or wooden staves provided with outward.

chines.

Referring to the drawings wherein the same figures and letters of reference indi cate like parts throughout the several views: Figure 1 represents an upper plan view of the head assembled and the sections locked together; Fig. 2 represents an upper plan view of the sections unlocked and slightly separated; Fig. 3 is an enlarged central sectional View on line 33 of Fig. 1, and a broken sectional view of two metallic barrel staves having outward chines engaged by the overhanging retaining lips or flanges of the head; Fig. 4 is an enlarged end elevation of the locking hooks, side elevation of the central brace or strut for said hooks, and broken sectional View of one of the outer sections of the head; and Fig. 5 is a broken modified View of the overhanging clasping lip or flange of one of the head sections, and outwardly curved chine of a barrel stave.

The head is composed of three sections, viz.; the central section 1, and the two outer segmental sections 2 and 3. The circumferential edges. of these sections have the outwardly overhanging lips or flanges 4;, 5 and 6 adapted to embrace the open ends of a barrel and having the angular indentations 7 adapted to engage with the outward angular chines 8 of the staves 9. The shape of the chines and that portion of the lips or flanges engaging therewith can be varied or changed to any form that will give the best holding results. In Fig. 5 the end of the stave terminates in the outwardly curved chine 8 and the lip or flange 4 of the head section is correspondingly curved to conform thereto. vantageously used on wooden barrels whose staves have chines formed on the outside;

The metal head can be ad-v will not only protect thechines and ends of V the staves and resist outward pressure, but will permit the end hoops to be located far ther from the ends of the staves where they can be more readily secured. a

The edges of the. central section have the offset projecting lips a adapted to be inserted in the V-shaped return bends I) or tongue and groove formed on the underside of the inner edges of the segmental sections shown more clearly in Fig. 3. This arrangement will give a central support to the united sections and leave the upper sur face of all the sections level with each other. The outer edges of the overhanging lips or flanges 6 also project slightly, and the edges (Z of the overhanging lips 4 and of the segmental sections are enlarged to admit the edges 0 and thus give additional support.

The locking hook 10 is pivotally supported on the stud 11 of the segmental section 3, and the hook 12 to the stud 13 of the segmental section 2. The slots 6 of these hooks embrace the studs 1415 on the segmental sections to lock the sections together. The strut or brace 16 is then swung around on its stud 17 to maintain the hooks in their locked position. The slots f of the strut embrace the studs 18 and 19 also located on the segmental sections of the head. The strut locking bolt 20 when pushed in front of the stud 18, Fig. 1, will prevent accidental displacement of the strut with respect to its locking engagement with the hooks.

Inattaching the head, the center section is first slid on over the mouth of a barrel with its overhanging lips or flanges embracing the chine and upper ends of the staves, and the segmental sections next inserted and locked to the central section as previously mentioned. The overhanging lips of the sections embracing the edges of the staves and engaging with the outward or external chine of a barrel, will oifer effective resist? ance to pressure from the inside when the heads are locked, which arrangement will greatly strengthen the whole barrel structure.

The object of my invention, as before mentioned, is to construct a metallic head having overhanging lips adapted to emlbrace the ends of an assembled barrel construction having exteriorly located chines with which the lips of the head are adapted to engage or interlock where the head is placed on the barrel, and this is. more readily accomplished by making the head in sections; and while I show three sections I hold myself at liberty to increase or decrease the number of sections.

Having thus described my invention what I claim is e 1. An overclasping sectional metal barrel head having overhanging downward and inward curved flanges adapted to embrace exteriorly located chines of barrel staves and having a depressed center, said sections united by overlapping tongue and groove joints a retaining hook pivotally supported on each outer section and having slots adapted to engage studs on the opposite outer section, and a locking strut pivoted to the central section adapted to engage the Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner Washington, I). C.

clasping hooks and hold them firmly in place.

2. A metal barrel head comprising a center section and two outer segmental sections united by overlapping tongue and groove joints, theperiphery of eachsection terminating 1n an overhanging clasping lipadapted to embrace the eXteriorly located chines of a barrel, a retaining hook pivotally supported on each outer section having open slots near their free ends adapted to engage a stud on the opposite outer section, an intermediately located locking strut pivoted to the central section adapted to engage the clasping hooks, studs on the outer sections, said locking strut having open, slots adapted to embrace said studs.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HENRY A. HOUSE.

WVitnesses:

JAMES FEELEY, RAYMOND Knnrn.

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